Chapter 877: Chapter 867: Slightly Tipsy

"Hey, how’s the box office doing, little brother!"

The next morning, the two were lounging at home. Su Qing was sitting on the sofa, checking related news on the computer. Shen Yi dashed out from the bathroom and jumped onto him, flinging her slippers off in the process.

Fortunately, the landlady had bought a decent sofa during renovations; otherwise, it might not have withstood such rough play.

Today was already the last day of the month, also the final day for "Life-changing Matters" to be on the shelves. He had been busy with other things lately. After returning from the capital, he went to help Tang Nan with a new project in Jiang City, helped the landlady promote her new store, then experienced a big case, which left him mentally and physically exhausted, causing him to fall into a coma for two days and two nights. After two days in the hospital, he resigned, and a month just flew by.

It seemed he hadn’t paid much attention to the film’s box office in the past half month. Now that he was relaxed, he naturally wanted to check on his career.

After all, he still had a little aunt to support, even though she wanted to take care of him. But as a man, how could he stay dependent for long?

He had even dealt with his old man, Su, so how could he be pinned down by a young woman?

So, as soon as he got time, he remembered he had a movie still showing.

Maybe it’s because his relationship with Director Wang Jiang wasn’t that strong. Even though the movie’s box office was booming, he didn’t report back as frequently as Wang Fan, especially in the latter half of the month.

Catching the airborne Shen Yi, Su Qing wrapped one arm around her waist and placed her legs on his lap with the other, naturally:

"It’s alright. It’s already at 1.73 billion. Today’s the last day, and it’s not even midnight yet, so it won’t increase much. This should be about it!"

Indeed, although "Life-changing Matters" saw a sharp rise in the first half of the month, with daily box office earnings exceeding a hundred million on its best days, that only lasted a few days.

After half a month, when the hype peaked, it naturally began to drop. Now, daily box office earnings were falling below ten million.

Simply put, most interested people already watched it. Those who weren’t interested wouldn’t watch it no matter how long it was on. Plus, some pirated resources siphoned the audience, leaving the box office with little left.

Of course, some people dislike going to theaters and wait to watch at home by subscribing to major video sites after the movie’s offline release.

There are quite a few of these people; Su Qing himself has this habit.

If "Wandering Earth" and "Life-changing Matters" weren’t his investments, he wouldn’t bother going to the cinemas.

Aside from these two movies, the last time he visited a cinema was when he went with Liu Shuzhu back in college.

Upon hearing that, Shen Yi’s bright eyes lit up: "Wow!! Brother, that’s so much money. We’re rich again. How much did you earn this time!"

Seeing Shen Yi like this, Su Qing felt an inexplicable urge to laugh. She was genuinely a wealthy woman, and Su Qing still didn’t know her net worth, but it was certainly more than his, by quite a margin.

For someone like her to be so happy over his small earnings was amusing enough.

Of course, his earnings were quick money, unlike Shen Yi’s sustained revenue.

But regardless, while he didn’t know how much Shen Yi was worth, she knew him inside out.

After all, she helped him amass his savings.

Initially, he only managed to save 240,000 through stock trading, but she effortlessly handed him 1 million to manage and invest. From borrowing money for stock trading to earning his first bucket of gold, to investing in movies, every step was his, but Shen Yi was involved, directly or indirectly, at each point.

The difference was, with Shen Yi’s financial backing, and his background helping accumulate wealth at an astonishing pace — like when gambling on jade, the returns were rapid. Filmmaking was fast too, but far less so than jade gambling.

After all, with jade, you pay up, cut once, and profit — provided you can sell and cash out.

The only downside was that he had no secrets in front of Shen Yi; she knew every detail about him.

"This time? I think it should be more than last time’s ’Wandering Earth.’ Mainly because the total investment was only 60 million this time, and I held half of it. After deducting the theater cuts, taxes, etc., what falls to me is about 400 million," Su Qing roughly calculated.

Hearing this, Shen Yi was shocked: "Oh my god... My brother is truly amazing; earning so much money. Alright, I can finally relax now. In the future, I may as well stop making money, discuss with Qing Jie and the others about possibly selling the company or finding someone to manage it. The three of us could become the board. With dividends, since I have you as backup, it’s time to enjoy life!"

Shen Yi said this while imagining her future wonderful life, laughing rather maniacally.

But Su Qing knew these words were just for hearing. If Shen Yi could easily let go of the company, she wouldn’t have achieved so much.

"Sure, no problem. I can’t guarantee other things, but I can assure you won’t starve; rice is more than enough!" Su Qing laughed heartily.

Shen Yi, annoyed, hit him twice and continued: "Tomorrow is June, and mid-month, Uncle and Auntie and my parents will go to the capital to discuss us. We should go a few days earlier to prepare, and since Little Tang isn’t there, we have no one to help!"

If Tang Nan heard this, she certainly would have jumped up to beat them. What did they mean? Was she holding the fort in the capital strenuously, just to be at their beck and call?

"Indeed. Let’s go a week early, arrange everything properly. Anyway, two more movies are about to come out soon. I’ll contact Old Wang for some promotion. These are my funds for marrying a wife in the future!"

"Pfft, keep your money and buy more herbal supplements for yourself; I don’t care for it!"

Su Qing: ...

Indeed, time flew, and shortly June would arrive. Su He would end her freshman year soon. Thinking back to the same time last year, Su He had only days left before her college entrance exams. How time flew.

Most importantly, "Blindspot" and "This Killer Is Not Very Calm" would soon be on the market, one to be released online and the other in theaters.

Moreover, "Life-changing Matters" box office results would soon be out. Once split, he would have more money to invest in more projects.

The stock market had somewhat recovered after last year’s events but still couldn’t withstand major impacts.

In the broader market, putting in money returned less than investing in movies. If he invested in smaller markets, he’d get targeted, which wasn’t worth it.

"Alright, let’s stop fooling around. Oh, next month on the 25th, Feng Yan and Old Wang are getting married. They invited me and said to bring you along!"

"Feng Yan?" Shen Yi paused, then realized: "I didn’t expect those two to really get together. Nice, we’ll see if I can make it back in time, and I’ll go with you. By then, you should prepare a big red envelope."

She didn’t ask why she wasn’t invited; for professional relationships, Shen Yi understood much more than him.

She could accompany Su Qing as his girlfriend, but Feng Yan, as her employee, couldn’t invite her directly.

Of course, if they were personal friends, it’d be another story, just like when her assistant Deng Jie got married, she attended because they were close. But she and Feng Yan didn’t have such a deep friendship.

"Yeah, but I feel I should prepare two!"

"Two? Who else is getting married?"

"I feel Old A is close, better prepare in advance!"

Hearing that, Shen Yi kicked him with her toes: "You keep planning for others. If something were happening, wouldn’t they tell you?"

In response, Su Qing gave a helpless smile, shifted aside, and brushed off the spot she’d just kicked with a look of disdain: "Who knows, maybe this kid will get lucky and move up the ranks sooner than expected!"

Shen Yi didn’t pay attention to his insinuation, but rather focused on his actions. Annoyed, she glared and fiercely asked: "What do you mean? Are you saying my feet are dirty?"

"No, no," Su Qing waved his hand. Aren’t you aware? Is it me who runs around the house barefoot every day?

"Then why are you brushing off?"

"It smells!"

Shen Yi: ???

"Are you saying my feet stink?"

Su Qing: "A bit tipsy."

Shen Yi: (╯‵□′)╯︵┻━┻

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